EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Charles Y. Lee,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the CSAIL 2016-C5Commercial Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on myknowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report;

 

3. Based on myknowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required tobe provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is includedin the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on myknowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report underItem 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Actperiodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under theservicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reportson assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesand their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance withservicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in thisreport in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to

this report, exceptas otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliancedescribed in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving thecertifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me bythe following unaffiliated parties:

 

KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Starwood CapitalExtended Stay Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Starwood Capital Extended Stay Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Starwood Capital ExtendedStay Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Starwood Capital Extended Stay Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Starwood CapitalExtended Stay Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the SheratonLincoln Harbor Hotel Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as TrustAdvisor for the Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel MortgageLoan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the GLP IndustrialPortfolio A Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the GLP Industrial Portfolio A Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the GLP Industrial Portfolio A Mortgage Loan, andWells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the GLP IndustrialPortfolio A Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 16, 2020

 

 

/s/ Charles Y. Lee

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)